Using Worker Absenteeism to Track the Flu

Source avec lien : NIOSH Science Blog, 2019.

La surveillance conventionnelle de la grippe repose sur des données sur les soins de santé comme les résultats d’analyses de laboratoire, les hospitalisations et les visites chez le médecin. Le suivi des tendances de l’absentéisme en milieu de travail pendant la saison grippale est un complément important à la surveillance conventionnelle de la grippe parce que, souvent, les personnes malades restent à la maison, mais elles ne consultent pas nécessairement un médecin.

Is flu on the rise among workers? Those working in public health track the number of flu-related hospital and doctor visits, but many people suffer symptoms and don’t seek medical treatment. So, how do we know how many people are sick with the flu during a flu pandemic or a seasonal epidemic? Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses a mathematical model to estimate the total number of flu illnesses in the United States, but this is not done until the end of the flu season. Conventional flu surveillance relies on healthcare data such as lab test results, hospitalizations and doctor’s office visits. Tracking absenteeism trends in workplaces during the flu season is an important supplement to conventional flu surveillance because, often, those who are sick will stay home from work, but they may not see a doctor.

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